F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26.1° Track 48.5° Humidity 56.0% Wind 2.7 m/s Prelude Hot and hazy, a ball of blazing thermal energy roasted the paddock, even as its power was beginning to wane and the teams scurried about, last minute preparations fully underway. Pirelli suggested that a one stop, Medium-Hard was … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26.8° Track 36.9° Humidity 56.0% Wind 1.3 m/s Prelude Late afternoon sunshine twinkled through the trees lining the edge of the circuit, framing leaf patterns onto the track as the wind whipped the flags ferociously, engineers frantically scurrying about as the contrasting demands of Baku sent them … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26.6° Track 44.4° Humidity 44.0% Wind 0.6 m/s Prelude A bright azure dome spanned the Mediterranean hothouse of Monaco, replete with the air of someone who had pulled a huge prank with none of the predicted rain or cooler temps bothering to show for the race, perhaps … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26° Track 47.8° Humidity 45.0% Wind 1.1 m/s Prelude Brilliant sunshine spilled into the paddock as the intense, last minute preparations for qualifying were underway, all the teams cognizant of the supreme importance of today’s events, given the extreme difficulty of overtaking in the Principality. Add to … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 34.4° Track 47° Humidity 21.0% Wind 3.5 m/s Prelude Brutal sunshine thrashed the paddock in Barcelona, blistering the track and sending temps soaring to nearly 50°C and tyre engineers back to their models. FP3 was full of intrigue, with Mercedes looking to have been successful in solving … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 30.8° Track 39.9° Humidity 58% Wind 0.5 m/s Prelude Miami was in full form as the start of the race approached, flip flopping between full on deluge and blazing sun and no doubt setting the strategists’ hearts on edge. Big news was both Astons with a fuel … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 33.6° Track 53.6° Humidity 37.0% Wind 3.2 m/s Prelude The relentless Miami sun inflicted maximum thermal damage on the circuit as the heat radiated from the freshly laid asphalt. The paddock was in its usual uproar with the usual, frenetic last minute preparations. Terrible news for Ocon, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 20.5° Track 28.3° Humidity 46% Wind 1.6 m/s Prelude Dull grey skies vaulted over the paddock as the last minute preparations for the year’s first sprint race were desperately underway. After yesterday’s wet qualifying shenanigans, FP2 featured a plethora of mechanical misadventures. Bottas with no laps due … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 26.8° Track 40.6° Humidity 45% Wind 2.7 m/s Prelude The sun rained down massive quantities of thermal energy onto the paddock, with lofty puffs of cloud flitting about but providing no relief for the baking drivers. As a result track temperatures were brutal, invalidating most of the … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor CFD1801J Ambient 23.8° Track 31.4° Humidity 56.0% Wind 1.5 m/s Prelude A windy, sunny day greeted the drivers, with slate grey clouds framing the horizon, along with a significantly reduced DRS zone on the back stretch, on safety grounds according to the FIA, though Helmut Marko suggested it was … Read more
